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J. J. SOUDER.

DUMPING GAB.

No. 464,087. Patented Dec. 1,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB J. SOUDER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

DUMPlNG-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 464,087, dated December1, 1891.

Application filed March 30, 1891. Serial No, 387.067. (N0 model.)

To coZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AOOB J. SOUDER, a citizen of the United States,residing in Vashington, in the District of Columbia, have in- Ventedcertain Improvements in Dumping- Cars, of which the following is adescription.

The invention relates, generally, to dumping-cars for granularmaterial,and which are or may be adapted to transport miscellaneousmerchandise as well. The present invention consists, mainly, in certainimprovements in and in connection with the hopper or hoppers and thedischargechutes or dumping-sections of the car, whereby the strength ofthe same is greatly increased, whereby the pivoted dumping-sections aresecured in place and the strain upon the same is diminished when theyare closed, and wherebya single fastening device is made to secure inposition both the axle of the lifting appliances and the applianceswhich secure the dumping-sections in position when they are closed.

The invention consists, also, in certain improvem cuts in the roof ofthe structure, whereby an opening for granular material is securelycovered.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a bottom plan view of a central orintermediate portion of a car, showinga hopper having my improvementsapplied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail representing a partial transversevertical section, on the irregular line or x of Fig. 1, a being asection on the line to w in such Fig. 2. Fig. 3 is a detail inperspective representing a portion of the floor and the lining of thecar. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective, showing a portion of the exteriorface of the car and of the means by which the lifting and supportingappliances are secured in place when the drop sections or dumpingchutesare closed. Fig. 5 represents a top plan and a cation in the applicationof the door.

longitudinal vertical section of a portion of the roof of the car, Fig.5 showing a modification thereof. Fig. 6 is a view similar to thatrepresented in Fig. 5, but showing a modifi- Figs. 7 and 8 represent, invertical section, further modifications of the means by which theroofopening may be closed. Fig. 9 represents in perspective a portion ofone of the dumpingsections and some of its connections. Fig. 10

is a transverse section on the line w 00 of Fig. 1. Fig. 11 is a detailshowing a modification in the construction of the flexible portion ofthe dumping-sections. Fig. 12 represents a side elevation of the centralportion of the car, one of the dumping-sections or drop-doors being inits discharging position.

A in Figs. 1, 2, and 4 designates the car as a whole, a being theexterior longitudinal sills, a the exterior casing or sheathing, and athe lining of the same. In Figs. 1 and 2, a represents a transversesupporting-bar, which at its center or mid-length is bent downwardly, asshown, to conform to the longitudinal truss-rod J and which at its endsrests upon and is securely attached, to' the sills a. Thedumping-sections A of the hopper A, instead of being secured to a platewhich is supported by the longitudinal truss-rod, are made fast to aseries of heavy metallic straps a which at the inner end of the sectionsare bent around the body of the truss-rod itself, the meeting ends ofthe coincident sections being in close contact when the sections areclosed. Instead of the series of pulleys upon the sills anddumping-sections employed in my former construction as means forelevating and securing the sections, I provide a direct connection ofthe chain or wire rope a at one end with the drum a and at the oppositeend with the section A as seen in Fig. 9. upon each end with strongprojecting lugs o which are securely attached to the body of thesect-ion, and the supporting-bars a are provided with a supporting-armor supporting-lever a which at its inner end, near the intersection ofthe truss rodand the transverse supporting-bar, is, by means of a heavythrough-bolt a pivotally connected to such supportingbar. Thesupporting-bars a are provided also with a suitable number of lugs awhich extend laterally outward from the bar toward the end of the car.Under this construction, when by means of the drum and its shaft thepivoted dumping-section has been elevated to its closed position, thepivoted supporting-arm a is moved from its position as seen in the lowerhalf of Fig. 1 to the position indicated in the upper halfof thatfigure. When in this latter position the The dumping-sections areprovided,

transverse supporting-bar, while the arm in turn supports thedumping-section, the lugs a of which rest directly upon such arm. Attheir outer extremity the supporting-arms will preferably be connectedto a chain or cable a, which at its opposite end is made fast to one endof a short swivel-bar c0 which is mounted upon a pivot-pin (1 which iss'ecured in the body of the car, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2. Thecorresponding arm at the opposite side of the same dumping-section has asimilar connection with the other extremity of the swivel-bar, and itwill be seen that when the swivel-bar is moved to a position at a rightangle to the length of the car, as seen at the top of Fig. 1, the armswill be maintained in their supporting position upon the lugs 0. andbeneath the lugs a At its outer extremity the swivelbar is provided witha locking-arm a, which is connected to the bar by a hinge a and which isprovided with a perforation a, which, when the locking-arm is raised toa perpendicular position, as represented in Fig. 4, engages thecorrespondinglyshaped end a" of the shaft of the windingdruin a therebylocking the same against rotation. As an additional safeguard, afasteningrbar 60 is provided, one end being secured by the samepivot-pin 0, which secures the pawl a, of the ratchet-wheel 01, in itsoperative position. l/Vhen a winch is to be applied to the shaft tooperate thewinding mechanism, the body of the fastening-bar is turnedupwardly to anextent sufficient to permit removal of the head of thelockingarm a. from its engagement with the end of the shaft. In lookingthe fastening-bar is extended across the recess directly beneath theprojecting end a of the shaft, and the unattached end is then secured bya padlock or other suitable means to a staple which is fixed in the bodyof the sill a.

Instead of using independently pivoted wings to form the side walls ofthe chute of which the dumping-sections A constitute the bottom, as inmy former construction, Iclose the sides by a triangular section A", offlexible material, such as canvas, duck, or leather,

which by means of screws or tacks is secured to the edge of thehopper-opening and to the edge of the dumping-section. In closing thedumping-sections the slack of these triangular ends is taken up in thechute-space as the sections are elevated.

As will be seen in Fig. 8, I dispense with the hinges by which in myformer construction the floor-sections of the upper or misc-ellaneousmerchandise-compartment were attached, placing such sections 1)removably upon the sills a and other members of the bed-frame. Toprevent accidental displacement of the sections or abrasion of the samewhich might occur in movement of the car when empty, a stop I) isattached by pivot b to the lining a of the car, the stop being of suchlength as to-rest at its lower end snugly against the upper surface ofthe two coincident floor-sections, either of which when the stop isturned aside maybe readily lifted without disturbing the other.

In order that the car may be more readily supplied with granularmaterial, hatchways or doorways cl in suitable number are proturnedflange d of the door D, which in being applied in place is passed fromthe outer edge of the roof toward the running-board A thereof. As thusapplied, the door extends outward to the extremity of the overhang ofthe roof, and the outer end and the two sides of the flange or frame (1'of the opening d are embraced by the flange of the door. In prac tice itwill probably be found expedient to extend the inner extremity of thedoor under the outer portion of the running-board and to secure the doorby hasp d staple d, and padlock (not shown) attached in either of thetwo ways represented or in any suitable manner.

As seen in Fig. 6, a door d? is attached by hinges d h to a frame orflange which rises from the edges of the opening (1.

As represented in Fig. 7, a door D is applied after the manner of atrap-door around a flange d of the opening d.

As shown in Fig. 8, the door or cover D is provided with an inner flanged and an outer flange (Z As illustrated in the detail in Fig 10, whichis a transverse section on the line a: 00 of Fig. 1, and as seen also inFig. 9, the inner edge of each dumping-section is provided with a groove0, which extends from one extremity to the other of the section. Thegroove is semicircular in transverse section, and from its outer edgesthe body of the section is beveled or cut away upwardly and downwardlyto an extent just sufficient to insure close contact of the coincidentsections when both are closed for receiving granular material andsufficient to permit both sections to be thrown open at once if inmaking repairs or for any other purpose it should be found desirable todo so. will be seen, the body of the truss-rod is completely encircledby the two semi-cylindrical grooves in whatever position either or bothof the sections may be adjusted. As will be seen in the drawings, thelongitudinal truss rod J is not formed in a single piece, but iscomposed of a central or hinge-rod portion and of double or bifurcatedend continua tions 7' j thereof which are connected together by anysuitable means, the outer ends being made fast to the cross-sills of thebed-frame in any approved manner.

In some cases, as when very hard material is to be transported, theflexible portions of the dumping-sections will be composed of me Underthis construction, as

tallic sheets or sections hinged together at their meeting edges, thepart as thus constituted being hinged at its top'to the body of thehopper and at its lower extremity to the pivoted section. Under thisconstruction, as the dumping section is being closed, the hingedsections will move inwardly and be folded each upon the other. Thismodification is represented in Fig. 11.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. In a car, the combination,with the longitudinal truss-rod, of the transverse supporting-barsextending across the bottom of the hopper beneath the truss-rod andconnected at their ends to the exterior longitudinal sills of the car.

2. The combination of the transverse supporting-bars provided withsupporting-lugs, as described, the pivoted dumping-sections havingprojecting lugs, and the supportingarms pivotally connected to thesupportingbars and adapted to engage the lugs upon the supporting-barsand the lugs upon the dumping-sections.

3. The combination, with the hopper and with the frame of the car, ofthe supportingbar extending across the bottom of the car along the edgeof the hopper-opening and provided with supporting-lugs, thedumpingsections having projecting lugs, the swivelbar pivoted to thebottom of the car and adapted to engage the shaft of the windingmechanism, and the supporting-arms pivotally secured to thesupporting-bars and connected to the swivel-bars, substantially asdescribed.

4. The combination,with the winding mechanism having shaft,ratchet-wheel, and pawl, of the swivel-bars attached to the body of thecar, the locking-arm connected to the swivelbars and engaging thewinding-shaft, and the pivoted fastening-bar engaging both thelocking-arm and the winding-shaft, substantially as described.

5. The dumping-sections A having rigid bottom and flexible side portionsand pivoted by their strengthening-straps directly to the longitudinaltruss-rod.

6. The combination of the dumping-sections A each having in its inneredge a 1ongitudinal groove semicircular in transverse section, with thelongitudinal truss-rod J, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination of the dumping-sections A each having in its inneredgea semlcylindrical groove and each having beveled or cut-awayportions extending outwardly from the edges of such groove, with thelongitudinal truss-rod J, substantially as specltied.

8. A car for granular material, the roof of which is provided with anopening which has an upwardly and outwardly projecting flange or combingand with a cover which has a downwardly and inwardly extendingengaging-flange upon the outer end and upon the sides thereof, wherebythe cover is insertible endwise from the overhang toward therunning-board of the roof, substantially as set forth.

9. In a dumping-car for railways, a longitudinal truss-rod to which aredirectly pivoted drop doors or dumpingsections, the truss-rod therebyserving, in addition to its ordinary functions, as a hinge-rod for thedischarging-doors of the hopper,

' JACOB J. SOUDER.

\Vitnesses:

B. ASHLEY, JOHN T. MITCHELL.

